"Outwardly, for the Western audience, the Kremlin always denies violations of international law by its military and assassinations and sabotage by its spies on European territory, and labels any revelations about the chaos they sow as Russophobia. Behind closed doors, within Russia, Moscow proudly honors its heroes and guarantees them that they will want for nothing."
"The Kremlin still denies having launched a wave of drones over Poland on September 10. In 2023, a pair of Russian Su-27 fighter jets shot down a U.S. drone over the international waters of the Black Sea. Moscow initially denied responsibility, saying the Reaper surveillance aircraft went down on its own due to sudden maneuvers. Days later, its defense minister admitted to the downing and decorated the pilots."
"I heartily congratulate those who, having been away from their homeland for decades and without diplomatic or other cover, have defended the interests of our country and are today carrying out unique operations, President Vladimir Putin said in a June 2022 speech marking the centenary of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)."
The Kremlin publicly denies international-law violations, assassinations, and sabotage on European soil and calls revelations Russophobia. Behind closed doors, Moscow honors and materially rewards operatives who carry out covert operations. Some individuals with violent pasts hold positions in the State Duma or run Kremlin-linked companies while concealing their origins. Moscow denied launching a drone wave over Poland and initially denied downing a U.S. drone over the Black Sea before its defense minister later admitted and decorated the pilots. Russian leadership publicly praises intelligence officers, labels covert actions as 'illegal intelligence', and urges agents to undertake unconventional tasks against the West.
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